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Decision details

Waterloo Bridge Articulation & Concrete Strength and parapet repairs for the Golden Jubilee Footbridges

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for City Management and Customer Services

Decision status: For Determination

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Decision:

1.         It is recommended that approval be given for capital expenditure to carry out the work necessary to determine the actual articulation of Waterloo Bridge and also carry out extensive concrete strength tests on the critical areas of the bridge to confirm the load assessment results for the bridge. Funding to carry out this work is available in the City Management and Customer Services Capital Programme for Bridges & Structures.

2.         It is recommended that approval be given for capital expenditure to carry out the urgent repairs to the parapets of the Golden Jubilee Footbridges using funding from the Waterloo Bridge Improvements capital programme line.   

 

 

1.         The articulation of Waterloo Bridge i.e. the bridge movement due to temperature effects and traffic loading is no longer taking place as originally designed. This movement was originally designed to be distributed across four bridge joints. However, because of the age of the bridge and general deterioration, two of the joints have ‘locked-up’ causing greater than anticipated movements at the ends of the bridge. It is essential that these new movements in the bridge are fully understood in order to determine what measures should be put in place to mitigate any adverse effects from the change in articulation arrangements.

2.         The holding down bolts for the Golden Jubilee Footbridges parapets must be replaced to maintain the integrity of the parapets. The parapets are an essential safety feature of the footbridges, if the bolts deteriorate further the bridge may have to be restricted or closed for public safety reasons.   

 

Date of decision: 26/10/2016